MAY I, 19091.
AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.
OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS.
BANQUET TO THE BROTHERS WRIGHT.
ON Tuesday evening next, May 4th, a banquet will
be given by the Aero Club to Brothers Wilbur and
Orville Wright at the Ritz Hotel, London, W., at 7.30
for 8 o'clock.
The original invitation to the Brothers Wright to visit
England was given by the Aero Club as long ago as
February 26th, 1906.
Committee Meeting.
A meeting of the Committee was held on Tuesday,
April 27th, at 166, Piccadilly, W., when there were
present: Mr. Roger W. Wallace, K.C., in the chair,
Mr. Griffith Brewer, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Mr. Martin
Dale, Prof. A. K. Huntington, Mr. V. Ker-Seymer,
Mr. F. K. McClean, Mr. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon,
Mr. C. F. Pollock, Mr. Stanley Spooner, H. E. Perrin
(Secretary).
New Members.—The following new Members were
elected :—
Arthur P. du Cros, J.P., M.P.
Percy Garratt.
Ralph Glyn. - -~~~
Arthur Grove. :.
Arthur T. M. Grove.
Campbell H. Hunter.
R. Manns.
John H. Robinson,
x W. H. F. Thomson.
Count Alfred Tyszkiewicz.
Corbett W. Woodall.
Maurice E. A. Wright.
Sub-Committees-
The following Sub-Committees were appointed for the
year 1909 :—
GROUND COMMITTEE.
Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Chair-
man.
Mr. Griffith Brewer.
Mr. J. H. M. Greenly.
Prof. A. K. Huntington.
Mr. V. Ker-Seymer.
Mr. F. K. McClean.
Mr. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon.
Mr. C. A. Moreing,
Vice-Admiral George Neville,
C.V.O.
Mr. Ernest Pitman.
Hon. C. S. Rolls.
Capt. W. G. Windham.
BALLOON COMMITTEE.
Mr. John Dunville, Chairman.
Major Sir A. Bannerman, Bart.
Mr. Griffith Brewer.
Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall.
Col. J. E. Capper, C.B., R.E.
Mr. Martin Dale.
Mr. Philip Gardner.
Capt. A. H. W. Grubb, D.S.O.,
R.E.
Mr. B. H. Barrington Kennett.
Dr. W. J. S. Lockyer.
Mr. C. F. Pollock.
Hon. C. S. Rolls.
TECHNICAL COM-MITTEE.
Mr. Mervyn O'Gorman, Chair-
Major Baden-Powell.
Mr. A. F.. Berriman.
Mr. Griffith Brewer.
Col. J. E. Capper, C.B., R.E.
Mr. W. J. Crampton.
Mr. S. F. Edge.
Prof. A. K. Huntington.
Mr. Charles Jarrott.
Major F. Lindsay Lloyd.
Sir Hiram Maxim.
Mr. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon.
Hon. C. S. Rolls.
Mr. F. R. Simms.
COMPETITION RULESCOMMITTEE.
Hon. C. S. Rolls, Chairman.
Prof. A. K. Huntington.
Mr. V. Ker-Seymer.
Major F. Lindsay Lloyd.
Lieut.-Col. Mark May hew.
Mr. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon.
Mr. Mervyn O'Gorman.
Mr. J. W. Orde.
Marquis de Mouzilly St. Mars.
PUBLICATION COM-MITTEE.
Mr. Martin Dale, Chairman.
Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall.
Mr. John Dunville.
Mr. C. F. Pollock.
Mr. Stanley Spooner.
Mr. G. Holt Thomas.
Members desirous of being present upon this important
occasion should apply for tickets forthwith, as the accom-
modation is limited and tickets will be allotted in priority
of application.
Dinner tickets, inclusive of wines, 30s. each.
Application, with remittance, to be made to the
Secretary, Aero Club, 166, Piccadilly, London, W.
The British Empire Michelin Cup.
The Michelin Tyre Co. has presented to the Aero Club
of the United Kingdom, for competition by British
aviators, a trophy of the total value of ^500.
Annually, for five years, a replica of this trophy,
together with a sum of ^500 in cash, will be given to
the successful competitor. This trophy will be competed
for under the following conditions, which shall apply for
the first year only :—
Conditions.
1. The holder of the cup for 1909 will be the competitor who, on
March 31st, 1910, shall have accomplished the greatest distance on
any heavier-than-air machine without touching the ground.
2. The minimum distance to be covered in order to qualify for
this prize shall be 5 miles round two or more posts for the necessary
number of circuits.
3. Entries must be made in writing to the Secretary of the Aero
Club, 166, Piccadilly, London, W. At least two clear days' notice
must be given by a competitor before making his attempt.
4. An entrance fee of 10s. will be charged, and a further sum of
£1 must accompany every notification of an attempt by any com-
petitor under these rules. Every competitor must be a member of
some recognised body dealing with aerial matters in the Empire,
and shall, if called upon, satisfy the officials of the Aero Club of his-
ability to fly at least 5°o yards, before making any attempt under
these rules.
5. All attempts must be made between the hours of sunrise and
sunset, in the presence of the official or officials appointed by the
Committee of the Aero Club.
6. The recognised flying ground is at Shellbeach, Island of
Sheppey, but the Committee of the Aero Club will be willing to
entertain any other ground subject to the competitor paying the
necessary expenses incurred.
7. The start for the records will be reckoned from the crossing
over the starting line in actual flight.
8. Competitors must be British subjects from any part of the
Empire, manipulating a British-made machine. All the principal
parts of a competing machine must be British made. All decisions-
applying to this rule shall be given by the Chairman of the Aero
Club, Mr. Roger W. Wallace, K.C., and failing him, by an
arbitrator nominated by the President of the Institution of Civil
Engineers. This shall not be held to apply to raw material, but all
finished or manufactured parts of such machine must comply withi
the above condition.
9. The decision of the officials of the Aero Club on all matters
connected with this competition to be final and without appeal.
Salomons Cup.
Sir David Salomons, Bart., has presented to the Aen>
Club of the United Kingdom a trophy of the value of
100 guineas, to be competed for at their grounds at
Shellbeach.
The winner will be the first competitor who shall have accom-
plished a flight on any heavier-than-air machine of at least half a
mile, on a course round a mark a quarter of a mile distant from a
prescribed starting place and returning without touching the ground
to the starting line, which will be defined by two posts.
Every competitor must be a member of some recognised body
dealing with aerial matters in this country.
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